Air Controllers Say Staffing Too Short

?Experienced air traffic controllers are retiring faster this year than the government projected and their union said Wednesday the remaining veterans can no longer safely handle peak volumes in Atlanta, Chicago, New York and Southern California....Forrey has said before that the Federal Aviation Administration is eroding the safety margin for air travelers, but he went further: 'We have so few veteran controllers left that we cannot safely handle the volume of aircraft into these major areas during the busiest periods of the day'." Seems they could use some of the funds they devote to Gestapo to hassle us at the airport towards real safety concerns...like air traffic controllers...but, since there isn't the same fear-mongering potential in that sort of precaution, it isn't very likely.